To do (and done) list
Below is a list of things done and left for us to do. As you can see it is quite unbalanced, in a bad way. Hopefully this will fill up over the next few months.
Things to do
- nothing!
Things in progress
- nothing!
Things done
- Purchased bridal gown (The Bridal Centre, Brisbane City)
- Best man (Jason)
- Choose colour scheme/theme (kinda - currently white/pink/yellow and Frangipanis)
- Maid of honor (Sonia)
- Purchased bridesmaid dress (
Myer cocktail dresses - yep, plural :)Noni B gown, lovely) - Decide on date and time (Saturday April 2)
- Book ceremony and reception venues (Bundaleer!)
- Book/purchase flowers (Sue's Exotic Brides)
- Purchase bridal accessories
- Book groom attire (Roma from Calabro)
- Finalised guest list
- Make and mail out wedding invitations (home-made invites)
- Purchase bridal shoes (Williams the Shoemen)
- Choose pastor (Pastor Matt from River City Church)
- Purchase bonbonniere (a little something from CafePress.com)
- Decide on menu items
- Complete Notice of Intention to Marry
- Buy Scott's wedding ring (14K White Celtic Trinity Knot)
- Decide on and purchase table decorations (hired from Sue)
- Hair & make-up trial (March 20, Bridal Beauty Bug)
- Book a photographer (
and maybe videographerEMINENCE Wedding Photographers) - Select music for ceremony and reception (Scott (pre/post ceremony & Henry (everything else))
- Work out drinks/alcohol to purchase (venue is BYO) and buy it! (Got great deals from the Liquor Superstore in Lutwyche - thanks Alicia!)
- Book hairdresser and makeup artist (
Bridal Beauty Bug?Kat hurt herself and I didn't like the makeup, so ended up going to S&S Hair & Beatuy in Garden City for my hair (only $35!) and Napoleon for makeup) - Choose an MC for the reception (Scott's dad
?- yep! ) - Plan the order of ceremony and reception (done & done)
- Order cake (Michel's Patisserie)
- Plan seating arrangements for the reception (
will do with MIL once we get our RSVPs!done) Find accommodation needed for out of town guests (gimme a call if you need me to do this! :)They found their own.- Prepare speeches (eek!) - Dad, Scott, Jason and Henry, not me!
- Book honeymoon
(check passports are current)Got honeymoon accomodation as a wedding gift! - Collect frangipanis! (Took us about an hour and a bit raiding local trees at 10 PM Friday night!)
- Arranged for name change (had to update bank accounts, licence, passport, work IDs, ebay... {:-)
Last updated: 26 May 2005